"by Jean Simmons and Marlon Brando were sung by the actors themselves, without dubbing by professional singers. In addition to Blaine, Stubby Kaye, B.S. Pully, and Johnny Silver all repeated their Broadway roles in the film. In 2004, the AFI ranked the song ""Luck Be a Lady"" at #42 on their list of the 100 greatest film songs, AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs. In 2006 ""Guys and Dolls"" ranked #23 on the American Film Institute's list of best musicals. ""Guys and Dolls"" opened on November 3, 1955, to mostly positive reviews. Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports that 90% out of 29"
"McCallum Theatre in Palm Desert. Isabel Bigley Isabel Bigley (February 23, 1926 – September 30, 2006) was an American actress, perhaps best remembered for originating the part of Sarah Brown in Frank Loesser's ""Guys and Dolls"". The Bronx-born Bigley's mother, a concert singer, guided her early interest in music, and her high school music teacher arranged for her to audition for a scholarship to the Juilliard School of Music in Manhattan, which she received. She had been playing the role of Laurey in the London production of ""Oklahoma!"" in 1950 when she was offered the role of Sarah Brown, the"
"Isabel Bigley Isabel Bigley (February 23, 1926 – September 30, 2006) was an American actress, perhaps best remembered for originating the part of Sarah Brown in Frank Loesser's ""Guys and Dolls"". The Bronx-born Bigley's mother, a concert singer, guided her early interest in music, and her high school music teacher arranged for her to audition for a scholarship to the Juilliard School of Music in Manhattan, which she received. She had been playing the role of Laurey in the London production of ""Oklahoma!"" in 1950 when she was offered the role of Sarah Brown, the ""mission doll"", in the original"
"Shirl Conway Shirl Conway (June 13, 1916 – May 7, 2007), born Shirley Elizabeth Crosman, was an American television and Broadway actress. Conway attended the University of Michigan and was a John Robert Powers model. She was married to Bill Johnson, an actor. She played Ruth Winters in the 1955 musical comedy ""Plain and Fancy"" on Broadway, for which she won a Theatre World Award. She also appeared on Broadway in ""Gentlemen Prefer Blondes"" and toured in ""Auntie Mame"". She played the role of Liz Thorpe in the CBS drama ""The Nurses"" (which ran from 1962 to 1965) for which"
"Portia Nelson Portia Nelson (born Betty Mae Nelson, May 27, 1920 – March 6, 2001) was an American popular singer, songwriter, actress, and author. She was best known for her appearances in the most prestigious 1950s cabarets, where she sang an elegant repertoire in a soprano noted for its silvery tone, perfect diction, intimacy, and meticulous attention to words. In 1965 she portrayed the cantankerous Sister Berthe in the film version of ""The Sound of Music""; she also had a minor role as Sarah in the musical ""Doctor Dolittle""; on TV's ""All My Children"" Nelson played the long-running role of"
"in New York City. Portia Nelson Portia Nelson (born Betty Mae Nelson, May 27, 1920 – March 6, 2001) was an American popular singer, songwriter, actress, and author. She was best known for her appearances in the most prestigious 1950s cabarets, where she sang an elegant repertoire in a soprano noted for its silvery tone, perfect diction, intimacy, and meticulous attention to words. In 1965 she portrayed the cantankerous Sister Berthe in the film version of ""The Sound of Music""; she also had a minor role as Sarah in the musical ""Doctor Dolittle""; on TV's ""All My Children"" Nelson played"
"Lizbeth Webb Elizabeth Sandra Holton (30 January 1926 – 17 January 2013), better known by her stage name, Lizbeth Webb, was an English soprano and stage actress. Known as ""the champagne soprano"", she is remembered partly for originating the song ""This Is My Lovely Day"". After performing as a dance band vocalist and entertaining British troops during World War II, Webb pursued a career in West End musicals, becoming known for her vivaciousness in playing such roles as Lucy Willow in ""Bless the Bride"", Linda in Ivor Novello's ""Gay's the Word"" and Sarah Brown in ""Guys and Dolls"". She married"
"including Bing Crosby (recorded September 7, 1950), Doris Day, Bobby Darin, Vince Jones, Linda Ronstadt, Alma Cogan, June Christy and Jerry Bergonzi. Notable interpretations include a 1964 version by Frank Sinatra (recorded for a special Reprise compilation album entitled ""Reprise Musical Repertory Theatre Presents 'Guys and Dolls""') as well as a tender vocal version by Chet Baker, recorded for his 1956 vocal debut, ""Chet Baker Sings"". The song was also recorded by Barbra Streisand in 1993 for her album ""Back to Broadway"". Shirley Bassey recorded the song for her album ""The Fabulous Shirley Bassey"" (1959). The Oscar Peterson Trio did"
"her first Tony Award nomination. She returned to Broadway in 1992 to portray Sarah Brown in Jerry Zaks's critically acclaimed revival of Frank Loesser's ""Guys and Dolls"" with Nathan Lane, Peter Gallagher, and Faith Prince. For her performance she earned a second Tony Award nomination. The recording of the production was filmed for broadcast on PBS's ""Great Performances"". She is currently a member of the Acting Company of the Alley Theatre in Houston, Texas. Although Guzman's career has been mainly within the realm of theatre, she has occasionally performed on television and in films. Her television credits include ""The Tenth"
"Vivian Blaine Vivian Blaine (November 21, 1921 – December 9, 1995) was an American actress and singer, best known for originating the role of Miss Adelaide in the musical theater production of ""Guys and Dolls"", as well as appearing in the subsequent film version, in which she co-starred with Marlon Brando, Jean Simmons and Frank Sinatra. She was born Vivian Stapleton, in Newark, New Jersey to Leo Stapleton, an insurance agent, and Wilhelmina Tepley. The cherry-blonde-haired Blaine appeared on local stages as early as 1934. Blaine was a touring singer with dance bands starting in 1937. At one point in"
"Vivian Blaine Vivian Blaine (November 21, 1921 – December 9, 1995) was an American actress and singer, best known for originating the role of Miss Adelaide in the musical theater production of ""Guys and Dolls"", as well as appearing in the subsequent film version, in which she co-starred with Marlon Brando, Jean Simmons and Frank Sinatra. She was born Vivian Stapleton, in Newark, New Jersey to Leo Stapleton, an insurance agent, and Wilhelmina Tepley. The cherry-blonde-haired Blaine appeared on local stages as early as 1934. Blaine was a touring singer with dance bands starting in 1937. At one point in"
"starring Genevieve Mooy as Browne. Coral Browne Coral Edith Browne (23 July 1913 – 29 May 1991) was an Australian-American stage and screen actress. Her extensive theatre credits included Broadway productions of ""Macbeth"" (1956), ""The Rehearsal"" (1963) and ""The Right Honourable Gentleman"" (1965). She won the 1984 BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress for the BBC TV film ""An Englishman Abroad"" (1983). Her film appearances included ""Auntie Mame"" (1958), ""The Killing of Sister George"" (1968), ""The Ruling Class"" (1972) and ""Dreamchild"" (1985). Coral Edith Browne was the only daughter of Leslie Clarence Brown (1890-1957), and Victoria Elizabeth Brown (1890-?), née"
"Artists and Models Artists and Models is a 1955 American musical comedy film in VistaVision and marked Martin and Lewis's fourteenth feature together as a team. The film co-stars Shirley MacLaine and Dorothy Malone, also featuring Eva Gabor and Anita Ekberg in brief roles. Rick Todd (Dean Martin) is a struggling painter and smooth-talking ladies' man. His goofy young roommate Eugene Fullstack (Jerry Lewis) is an aspiring children's author who has a passion for comic books, especially those of the mysterious and sexy ""Bat Lady."" Each night, Eugene has horrific screaming nightmares inspired by those ultra-violent comics, which he describes"
"Picture. In the 1950s Samuel Goldwyn turned to making a number of musicals including the 1952 hit ""Hans Christian Andersen"" (his last with Danny Kaye, with whom he had made many others), and the 1955 hit ""Guys and Dolls"" starring Marlon Brando, Jean Simmons, Frank Sinatra, and Vivian Blaine, which was based on the equally successful Broadway musical. This was the only independent film that Goldwyn released through MGM. In his final film, made in 1959, Samuel Goldwyn brought together African-American actors Sidney Poitier, Dorothy Dandridge, Sammy Davis, Jr. and Pearl Bailey in a film rendition of the George Gershwin"
"of both readings and songs, many written by Brecht in collaboration with Kurt Weill. Then in July 1970, Goodfellow appeared as Salvation Army girl Sarah Brown in the university's summer festival presentation of ""Guys and Dolls"". One local reviewer, Martha Hully, noted the absence of New York accents in this Damon Runyon-based work, but she praised Goodfellow's singing while remarking that she ""does have some trouble with the higher registration."" However, another critic, Otto Dekom, gave the entire program a scathing notice. His lede paragraph read: ""'Guys and Dolls' is a show to be missed."" Then turning his critical eye"
"Solo Cast and studio cast recordings Compilations Source: Barbara Cook Barbara Cook (October 25, 1927 – August 8, 2017) was an American actress and singer who first came to prominence in the 1950s as the lead in the original Broadway musicals ""Plain and Fancy"" (1955), ""Candide"" (1956) and ""The Music Man"" (1957) among others, winning a Tony Award for the last. She continued performing mostly in theatre until the mid-1970s, when she began a second career as a cabaret and concert singer. She also made numerous recordings. During her years as Broadway’s leading ingénue Cook was lauded for her excellent"
"Jean Simmons Jean Merilyn Simmons, OBE (31 January 1929 – 22 January 2010) was an English actress and singer. One of J. Arthur Rank's ""well-spoken young starlets"", she appeared predominantly in films, beginning with those made in Great Britain during and after the Second World War, followed mainly by Hollywood films from 1950 onwards. Simmons was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for ""Hamlet"" (1948), and won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress for ""Guys and Dolls"" (1955). Other notable film appearances included ""Young Bess"" (1953), ""The Robe"" (1953), ""Elmer Gantry"" (1960), ""Spartacus"" (1960), and the"
"in 1950. The English critic Philip Hope-Wallace wrote that she achieved real pathos in the role. She next was a replacement for Adelaide in ""Guys and Dolls"" in the original Broadway production. She also played in American national tours as Julie in ""Carousel"", Nellie in ""South Pacific"" and Lorelei Lee in ""Gentlemen Prefer Blondes"". Other Broadway roles included Janette in ""Make a Wish"" (1951, as standby), May in ""Redhead"" (1959, as replacement), Molly in ""The Unsinkable Molly Brown"" (1960 as standby), Cyrenne in the stage version of ""Rattle of a Simple Man"" (1963, as understudy), Elvira in ""High Spirits"" (1964,"
"office via an annual poll in the ""Motion Picture Herald"". Jean Simmons Jean Merilyn Simmons, OBE (31 January 1929 – 22 January 2010) was an English actress and singer. One of J. Arthur Rank's ""well-spoken young starlets"", she appeared predominantly in films, beginning with those made in Great Britain during and after the Second World War, followed mainly by Hollywood films from 1950 onwards. Simmons was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for ""Hamlet"" (1948), and won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress for ""Guys and Dolls"" (1955). Other notable film appearances included ""Young Bess"" (1953),"
"Yvette Nicole Brown Yvette Nicole Brown (born August 12, 1971) is an American actress, voice actress, and comedian. Brown has appeared in numerous commercials, television shows, and films throughout her career. She starred as Shirley Bennett on the NBC comedy series ""Community"". She had a recurring role on the Nickelodeon sitcom ""Drake & Josh"" as Helen Dubois, and voiced the character Cookie on the American-Canadian animated series ""Pound Puppies"". Brown also starred as Dani in the 2015 version of ""The Odd Couple"" on CBS. Also in 2015, she assumed the role of Nora, AA sponsor to Christy, the central character"
"""Guys and Dolls"" (1950), based on the stories of Damon Runyon, was again produced by Feuer and Martin. ""Guys and Dolls"" became a hit and earned Loesser two Tony Awards. Bob Fosse called ""Guys and Dolls"" ""the greatest American musical of all time."" A film version was released in 1955, and starred Marlon Brando, Jean Simmons, Frank Sinatra, and Vivian Blaine. In 1950, Loesser started his own publishing company, Frank Music Corporation. It was created to control and publish his work but eventually supported other writers such as Richard Adler, Jerry Ross, and Meredith Willson. After working on ""Neptune's Daughter"","
"Coral Browne Coral Edith Browne (23 July 1913 – 29 May 1991) was an Australian-American stage and screen actress. Her extensive theatre credits included Broadway productions of ""Macbeth"" (1956), ""The Rehearsal"" (1963) and ""The Right Honourable Gentleman"" (1965). She won the 1984 BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress for the BBC TV film ""An Englishman Abroad"" (1983). Her film appearances included ""Auntie Mame"" (1958), ""The Killing of Sister George"" (1968), ""The Ruling Class"" (1972) and ""Dreamchild"" (1985). Coral Edith Browne was the only daughter of Leslie Clarence Brown (1890-1957), and Victoria Elizabeth Brown (1890-?), née Bennett. She and her two"
"Barbara Cook Barbara Cook (October 25, 1927 – August 8, 2017) was an American actress and singer who first came to prominence in the 1950s as the lead in the original Broadway musicals ""Plain and Fancy"" (1955), ""Candide"" (1956) and ""The Music Man"" (1957) among others, winning a Tony Award for the last. She continued performing mostly in theatre until the mid-1970s, when she began a second career as a cabaret and concert singer. She also made numerous recordings. During her years as Broadway’s leading ingénue Cook was lauded for her excellent lyric soprano voice. She was particularly admired for"
"Faith Prince Faith Prince (born August 6, 1957) is an American actress and singer, best known for her work on Broadway in musical theatre. She won the Tony Award as Best Actress in ""Guys and Dolls"" in 1992, and received three other Tony nominations. Prince was born in Augusta, Georgia, and raised in Lynchburg, Virginia, where she attended E.C. Glass High School, and later studied theater at the University of Cincinnati – College-Conservatory of Music. She made her Broadway debut as the ""Gypsy"" character Tessie Tura in ""Jerome Robbins' Broadway"" (1989) and followed this with a role in the ill-fated"
"June 5, 2007. Artists and Models Artists and Models is a 1955 American musical comedy film in VistaVision and marked Martin and Lewis's fourteenth feature together as a team. The film co-stars Shirley MacLaine and Dorothy Malone, also featuring Eva Gabor and Anita Ekberg in brief roles. Rick Todd (Dean Martin) is a struggling painter and smooth-talking ladies' man. His goofy young roommate Eugene Fullstack (Jerry Lewis) is an aspiring children's author who has a passion for comic books, especially those of the mysterious and sexy ""Bat Lady."" Each night, Eugene has horrific screaming nightmares inspired by those ultra-violent comics,"
"Carroll Baker Carroll Baker (born May 28, 1931) is a retired American actress of film, stage, and television. Throughout the 1950s and 1960s, Baker's range of roles from naive ingénues to brash and flamboyant women established her as both a serious dramatic actress and a pin-up. After studying under Lee Strasberg at the Actors Studio, Baker began performing on Broadway in 1954, where she was recruited by director Elia Kazan to play the lead in the film of Tennessee Williams's ""Baby Doll"" (1956). Her role in the film as a sexually repressed Southern bride earned her BAFTA and Academy Award"
"Doretta Morrow Doretta Morrow (January 27, 1927 – February 28, 1968) was an American actress, singer and dancer who appeared in stage and television productions during the 1940s and 1950s. She is best remembered for having created roles in the original productions of three successful Broadway musicals: Kitty Verdun in ""Where's Charley?"" (1948), Tuptim in ""The King and I"" (1951) and Marsinah in ""Kismet"" (1953). She co-starred in the 1952 Hollywood film ""Because You're Mine"", as Mario Lanza's love interest. She appeared in several live television musicals. She retired from performance in 1960 at the age of 33. Morrow was"
"Morrow died in London in 1968, aged 41, from lymphoma. She was buried in Putney Vale Cemetery in London. Doretta Morrow Doretta Morrow (January 27, 1927 – February 28, 1968) was an American actress, singer and dancer who appeared in stage and television productions during the 1940s and 1950s. She is best remembered for having created roles in the original productions of three successful Broadway musicals: Kitty Verdun in ""Where's Charley?"" (1948), Tuptim in ""The King and I"" (1951) and Marsinah in ""Kismet"" (1953). She co-starred in the 1952 Hollywood film ""Because You're Mine"", as Mario Lanza's love interest. She"
"Blair Brown Bonnie Blair Brown (born April 23, 1946) is an American theater, film and television actress. She has had a number of high-profile roles, including in the play ""Copenhagen"" on Broadway, the leading actress in the films ""Altered States"" (1980), ""Continental Divide"" (1981) and ""Strapless"" (1989), as well as a run as the title character in the comedy-drama television series ""The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd"", which ran from 1987 to 1991. Her later roles include Nina Sharp on the Fox television series ""Fringe"" and Judy King on the Netflix series ""Orange Is the New Black"". Brown was"
"the wardrobe woman. With the advent of television, she appeared in several series during the 1950s, working right up to her death, which was caused by a heart attack during or following a car accident in Los Angeles. Adrienne D'Ambricourt Adrienne D'Ambricourt (born Adrienne DuNontier; 2 June 1878 – 6 December 1957) was an American actress of the silent and sound film eras. She was born in Paris, and emigrated to the United States after the end of World War I. She began acting in the 1922 Gershwin Broadway musical comedy, ""The French Doll"", in which she had one of"
"Julie Andrews Dame Julia Elizabeth Andrews (; born 1 October 1935) is an English actress, singer, and author. Andrews, a child actress and singer, appeared in the West End in 1948 and made her Broadway debut in ""The Boy Friend"" (1954). She rose to prominence starring in Broadway musicals such as ""My Fair Lady"" (1956), playing Eliza Doolittle, and ""Camelot"" (1960), playing Queen Guinevere. In 1957, Andrews starred in the premiere of Rodgers and Hammerstein's written-for-television musical ""Cinderella"", a live, network broadcast seen by over 100 million viewers. Andrews made her feature film debut in ""Mary Poppins"" (1964), and won"
"Barbara Harris (actress) Barbara Densmoor Harris (July 25, 1935 – August 21, 2018) was an American actress. She appeared in such movies as ""A Thousand Clowns"", ""Plaza Suite"", ""Nashville"", ""Family Plot"", ""Freaky Friday"", ""Peggy Sue Got Married"", and ""Grosse Pointe Blank"". Harris won a Tony Award and was nominated for an Academy Award. She also received four Golden Globe Award nominations. Harris was born in Evanston, Illinois, the daughter of Natalie (née Densmoor), a pianist, and Oscar Graham Harris, an arborist who later became a businessman. In her youth, Harris attended Wilbur Wright College. She began her stage career as"
"If I Were a Bell ""If I Were a Bell"" is a song composed by Frank Loesser for his 1950 musical ""Guys and Dolls"". In the show ""Guys and Dolls"", it is sung by the character Sister Sarah, originally performed by Isabel Bigley on Broadway, and memorialized on the original cast album. On a bet, Sky Masterson takes Sarah Brown to Havana to have dinner and gets her very drunk. Sarah's stiff social barriers fall away and she realizes she is in love with Sky, and he with her. She sings this after they have an eventful dinner but Sky"